MIB reiterates IPTV compliance rules, warns against third-party consultantsThe Information and Broadcasting Ministry has rolled out a new directive for IPTV operators, reinforcing the importance of the 2008 policy ...
23 Apr, 2026, 06.24 PM IST
MeitY wants to include users, social firms in content-blocking hearingsThe government is proposing changes to content blocking rules. Users and internet intermediaries may soon get a chance to present their cas...
13 Apr, 2026, 06.07 PM IST
From complexity to clarity: How AI is transforming insurance for customersArtificial Intelligence is revolutionizing insurance in India. Customers now start their search online, with AI simplifying complex policie...
11 Apr, 2026, 11.53 AM IST
Social media companies may have to delete data of users away for three yearsThe proposal is part of draft executive rules of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, which was ratified as a law in August thi...
28 Dec, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Digital India Bill may help users seek algorithmic accountabilityEarly draft says users must be ‘informed of a significant technological decision’ made by cos
29 Sep, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Govt notifies rules for online gaming, to appoint multiple SROsAs per the final rules, the government will appoint multiple self-regulatory organisations (SROs) comprising industry representatives, educ...
07 Apr, 2023, 12.41 PM IST
Stronger defence for Wikinformation, etcThe vandalisation amounting to slander, reportedly traced back to servers in Pakistan, poses a threat to India's peace, and GoI has a legit...
07 Sep, 2022, 01.44 AM IST
Social companies eye self-regulatory body to tackle content issues“We are willing to take the onus of the self-regulated body under the guidance of the ministry. Once the structure is finalised, we will pr...
27 Jul, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
SOPs on IT rules needed as 'guardrails' for consumers, investors; govt will deliver on it: Rajeev ChandrasekharChandrasekhar in an interview to PTI said the IT Ministry is planning a massive outreach next year in form of a dialogue with public, consu...
07 Nov, 2021, 11.30 AM IST
'Reengineer platforms' to ensure traceability, govt to social mediaFacebook-owned WhatsApp has taken the government to court challenging the traceability mandate in the new Intermediary Guidelines. But in a...
07 Sep, 2021, 09.02 AM IST
Aim to comply with India's new social media guidelines, says FacebookFacebook, microblogging platform Twitter and internet giant Google are yet to finalise their internal work on India's new social media inte...
26 May, 2021, 10.03 AM IST
Google India to face trial in pre-2009 defamation caseVisaka Industries filed the complaint after the company said it issued legal notices asking Google India to take down the write-up. Google ...
11 Dec, 2019, 07.24 AM IST
KN Govindacharya files letter petition on WhatsApp NSO matter to SCGovindacharya has also written to Ravi Shankar Prasad seeking NIA investigation against FB, WhatsApp, NSO Group Technologies, and Q Cyber T...
04 Nov, 2019, 12.49 PM IST
Need 3 months to notify guidelines for social media platforms, govt tells SCThe government stated the timeframe of 3 months in an affidavit filed to the Supreme Court in order to make inter-ministerial consultation ...
22 Oct, 2019, 09.36 AM IST
Supreme Court striking down 66A of IT Act victory for net users: Internet and Mobile AssociationInternet and social media companies are often served with notice to block websites or pages carrying content that has offended petitioner.
24 Mar, 2015, 08.31 PM IST
India questions US dominance over critical internet resourcesIndia today expressed reservations over control of critical internet resources like allocation of domain names by a US contracted entity.
17 Oct, 2013, 05.32 PM IST
Social media sites may face new challenge in India and elsewhereFacebook, Twitter, Google, Youtube and other web platforms are also under fire for hosting so called objectionable content.
12 Dec, 2011, 01.05 PM IST